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Xanthus JetBike Successor - Upgraded and Ready To Hurt and Be Hurt

405 SeveralTries  10 months ago
Auto Credit Based on Viper3000ad's Xanthus

I was having some fun with the awesome Xanthus by Viper3000ad
and did some adjustments that I thought would be cool and fun!

Did a dang ol' motor swap to this bad boy, so it uses a VTOL engine (mainly so I could add the neat TV thing at the back). Most adjustments are to the flight characteristics, giving it some thrust vectoring capability, and adjusting the overall feel. Also some minor cosmetic additions.

Added a bullet hell sprayer, micro missiles, lots of CMs, so if you want to try to do some damage before you crash, you might be able to!

AG1 - Bullet Hell Auto Aim (borrowed from This GAH-25A )
AG2 - Toggle Gyro stabilizer (not required, but helps for take-off, and has some TV tied to the roll for easy turns )
AG8 - RCS Nozzle Toggle
VTOL - Manually adjust VTOL nozzles - also vectors thrust with pitch, as well reverse thrust on braking.

Take Off: Optionally activate AG2 for gyro stabilization, then increase throttle and ascend to desired height. Then, set VTOL to adjust exhaust nozzle direction, and you're off!

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Xanthus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 6.2ft (1.9m)
  • Length 21.4ft (6.5m)
  • Height 12.6ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 3,854lbs (1,748kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,785lbs (2,624kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 9.322
  • Wing Loading 59.1lbs/ft2 (288.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 97.8ft2 (9.1m2)
  • Drag Points 4747

Parts

  • Number of Parts 293
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 1,255